<p>Microsoft announces big changes to Windows 11: New Start menu, Phone Companion on Start, AI actions in File Explorer, Notepad and other updates. Plus, new Copilot+ PC features: Click to Do actions, AI agent in Search for some reason, new Photos, Paint, and Snipping Tool features, and more.</p> <p>Windows 11</p><ul> <li>Microsoft announces new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop models after teasing the announcement last week</li> <li>Recall improvements, Taskbar improvements, HDR improvements, more come to Beta and Dev</li> <li>Windows 11 Enterprise 24H2 to start on hotpatching, same schedule as Windows Server 2025</li> <li>A moment of silence for Skype, we didn't know what we had until you ensh*ttified and then killed it</li> <li>Google is secretly working on two major changes for Android 16+ - We need something like this for 25H2</li></ul> <p>Antitrust</p><ul> <li>Apple is slapped down hard by Judge in Epic v. Apple</li> <li>Spotify, Amazon, Proton and many other change apps to avoid Apple Tax</li> <li>The walls are finally tumbling down for Big Tech</li> <li>US v. Google (ads) has a remedy hearing set for September, that should go well</li></ul> <p>AI</p><ul> <li>Open AI: just kidding about that for-profit thing. Did Microsoft squelch this plan?</li> <li>Google's Little Language Lessons looks like a neat use of AI</li> <li>GitHub Copilot now has over 15 million users</li></ul> <p>Xbox & gaming</p><ul> <li>FTC may have suffered its final defeat in trying to end Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard</li> <li>Xbox/ASUS portable gaming device leaks</li> <li>Good news! Xbox consoles are more expensive now! Wait.</li> <li>New DOOM game and more are coming to Game Pass this month</li> <li>Gears of War Remastered coming to Xbox, PS5, PC, Game Pass in August</li> <li>Minecraft drops VR/MR support</li> <li>GTA VI delayed until 2026</li> <li>Backbone Pro works with phones directly but also tablets, PCs, and more wirelessly</li></ul> <p>Tips and Picks</p><ul> <li>Tip of the week: Go passwordless</li> <li>App pick of the week: Microsoft Authenticator</li> <li>RunAs Radio this week: Building a Career in Cybersecurity with Yuri Diogenes</li> <li>Brown liquor pick of the week: Jura 10</li></ul> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/paul-thurrott">Paul Thurrott</a>, and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/richard-campbell">Richard Campbell</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to <em>Windows Weekly</em> at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly">https://twit.tv/shows/windows-weekly</a></p> <p>Check out Paul's blog at <a href="https://www.thurrott.com/" target="_blank">thurrott.com</a></p> <p>The <em>Windows Weekly</em> theme music is courtesy of <a href="https://twitter.com/carlfranklin" target="_blank">Carl Franklin</a>.</p> <p><strong>Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts!</strong><br /> Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: <a href="https://twit.tv/clubtwit" rel="payment">https://twit.tv/clubtwit</a></p> <p><strong>Sponsor:</strong><ul> <li><a href="http://uscloud.com" target="_blank" rel="sponsored">uscloud.com</a></li> </ul></p>
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Published: 2025-05-07 13:18:05